The body count from simultaneous riots at four prisons in Ecuador rose to 79 Wednesday as family members arrived to claim the remains of loved ones killed in hours of full-out gang warfare that left inmates decapitated and burnt.
The extent of the violence, described as an unprecedented massacre by Ecuador s human rights ombudsman, exposed the power of prison gangs and shocked the South American nation of 17 million people now looking for anwers.
The United Nations mission in Ecuador called for a prompt and impartial investigation and for sanctioning those responsible and a management of the crisis in accordance with the rules of the Constitution and international human rights instruments.
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